When the Duchess of Westminster had to hold on to her veil during a strong blast of wind and all the other times the Royal family have had to battle with the breeze - as these pictures show...

By Rebekah Absalom 07:31 17 Jun 2024, updated 09:02 17 Jun 2024

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Royals are expected to embody grace and composure while travelling the world for official engagements.

However, even the most poised members of the Royal Family have found themselves flustered when their skirts unexpectedly billow up in a gust of wind.

Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been caught having a 'Marilyn moment' on multiple occasions.

And it seems that a host of regal women have needed to cling onto their designer dresses and ornate hats in a battle with the breeze - as these pictures show...

At the wedding of Olivia Henson and the Duke of Westminster at Chester Cathedral in June, a dramatic sight is created by a gust of wind

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and Princess Diana laugh as they are caught in the wind following the Christmas Day service at Sandringham in 1990

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, has a 'Marilyn moment' while attending the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in 2018

Peter Phillips (2L), Autumn Phillips (L), Zara Tindall (2R) and Mike Tindall (R) also battle the breeze at Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's wedding

Meghan Markle appears windswept as she attends a ceremony to open the new Mersey Gateway Bridge in 2018

Princess Diana maintains her composure as her hemline is lifted by the wind during a tour in Egypt in 1992

Melania Trump (L) and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, hold on to their hats during the Ceremonial Welcome in the Buckingham Palace Garden for President Trump in 2019

Pregnant Pippa Middleton manages to catch her hat just in time

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands holds on to her hat due to strong winds upon her arrival at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Foundation Language at Sea in April

Princess Diana experiences a stiff breeze at the Poolemead centre for the Deaf in Twerton on Avon

Princess Diana's skirt is blown up by a gust of wind following a helicopter ride in 1985

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, prevents her dress from revealing too much at the christening of Princess Charlotte in Sandringham

Chelsy Davy shrieks in the blustery weather as she arrives at St George's Chapel for the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank

Sarah Fergusson clung onto her hat as wind blasted her during a visit to Annan Botanic Gardens, Sydney, in 1988

Queen Camilla takes care when exiting her plane at Orly Airport, Paris, due to strong winds

The monarch appears relieved to reach the final step

Princess Diana braves the great British breeze to visit Capital Radio in 1982

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York The Queen Mother

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At the wedding of Olivia Henson and the Duke of Westminster at Chester Cathedral in June, a dramatic sight is created by a gust of wind

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Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and Princess Diana laugh as they are caught in the wind following the Christmas Day service at Sandringham in 1990

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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, has a 'Marilyn moment' while attending the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in 2018

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Peter Phillips (2L), Autumn Phillips (L), Zara Tindall (2R) and Mike Tindall (R) also battle the breeze at Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's wedding

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Meghan Markle appears windswept as she attends a ceremony to open the new Mersey Gateway Bridge in 2018

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Princess Diana maintains her composure as her hemline is lifted by the wind during a tour in Egypt in 1992

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Melania Trump (L) and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, hold on to their hats during the Ceremonial Welcome in the Buckingham Palace Garden for President Trump in 2019

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Pregnant Pippa Middleton manages to catch her hat just in time

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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands holds on to her hat due to strong winds upon her arrival at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Foundation Language at Sea in April

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Princess Diana experiences a stiff breeze at the Poolemead centre for the Deaf in Twerton on Avon

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Princess Diana's skirt is blown up by a gust of wind following a helicopter ride in 1985

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, prevents her dress from revealing too much at the christening of Princess Charlotte in Sandringham

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Chelsy Davy shrieks in the blustery weather as she arrives at St George's Chapel for the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank

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Sarah Fergusson clung onto her hat as wind blasted her during a visit to Annan Botanic Gardens, Sydney, in 1988

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Queen Camilla takes care when exiting her plane at Orly Airport, Paris, due to strong winds

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The monarch appears relieved to reach the final step

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Princess Diana braves the great British breeze to visit Capital Radio in 1982

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